One Smart Way To Keep Your Braids Frizz-Free

A few minutes ago while watching the Redken team work their magic at the Jean Paul Gaultier show, I noticed hairstylists using a simple little trick that made models' tight, tiny braids 100% frizz-free.

After stylists secured the itty-bitty braids, they sprayed the end of a fine-tooth comb with hairspray and then used the plastic comb to apply the spray to the exact right place. It's so simple, but it's so, so smart: if you spray all over your braids, you could wind up with a plastic-y, shellacked finish. And if you used the tooth end of the comb or brush bristles, it can loosen the strands and wind up making more fly-aways than you had in the first place!

Maybe you can't see it, but the guy on the right is wielding a spray and the guy on the left has the comb. It was a team effort over at Gaultier today.

Just thought you might want to keep this in mind the next time you try fishtails, cornrows, Princess Leia-style or any other kind of braids. In fact, you could whip out this styling trick for a chignon or good old-fashioned bun too! While we're on the topic of hairspray, I just have to share with you this photo that I took backstage at Gaultier: it was a whole suitcase packed full of Redken products. That's one carry-on I don't want to be responsible for.